"How could it be possible that he's not dead? Zhou Shaoyang's heart was stabbed through, I checked personally, he had long since lost his heartbeat.

Having the heart stabbed through like that, even a high-level Blood and Flesh Catastrophe wouldn't fare any better!"

Luo Qingtian frowned and said immediately.

Song Xuejian's lips curled into a smile and said, "It's very easy to make someone die, and actually, it's also easy to make someone live.

To keep someone between life and death, half-dead, for certain people, it can be managed too.

A-Tian, I shouldn't need to explain this more to you, should I?"

Luo Qingtian was no fool; with Song Xuejian's hint, he understood instantly and said, "You're saying Chen Che is pulling strings behind the scenes? He saved Zhou Shaoyang?"

"This is what my intelligence suggests. Zhou Shaoyang's body seems to have entered a state of feigned death, and it might not take long before he can be revived."

"Why would he go to such lengths?"

"Isn't the reason clear enough? A-Tian, how have you become so slow-witted? That's not like you.

The reason is Chen Che's intricate ties with the Apocalypse Society.

He's either one of them, or he struck a deal with them, putting Zhou Shaoyang in a feigned death state to pull a switcheroo and rescue him."

"Haha, I never thought he'd have that up his sleeve..."

Song Xuejian's lips slightly curved as she said, "The surprise I have for you doesn't end there. According to my intelligence, the Apocalypse Society is mobilizing personnel.

As I expected, they probably plan to hijack the corpse transport vehicle and snatch Zhou Shaoyang's body.

Later, Chen Che could send some people over to say the Apocalypse Society took Zhou Shaoyang's body purely out of fanatic belief.

He'd stay completely out of the splash.

All your schemes would end up being a joke.

A-Tian, you're hoping to use Chen Che's killing of Zhou Shaoyang to provoke the Apocalypse Society into seeking revenge against Chen Che, so you can find a way to kill Chen Che during that process.

But if things are as I say, then your plan looks rather ridiculous.

Chen Che doesn't care about the Apocalypse Society's revenge for Zhou Shaoyang, because this was all a conspiracy woven between him and the Apocalypse Society in the first place.

You're the one who's fallen into the trap.

Maybe his relationship with the Apocalypse Society goes deeper than you imagined..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingtian's eyes blazed with a fierce anger, and his face turned red with rage.

Seeing Luo Qingtian like this, Song Xuejian smiled slightly and said, "A-Tian, don't rush, since it's come to this, why don't we play along..."

The flames in Luo Qingtian's heart were immediately suppressed, and he couldn't help but ask Song Xuejian, "Playing along, how do you mean?"

Song Xuejian's red lips curled as she said, "By following the rules, Zhou Shaoyang's body will certainly be taken to the crematory for incineration.

If Chen Che and the Apocalypse Society want to save Zhou Shaoyang, they couldn't possibly watch him be burned to ashes.

A-Tian, what if you take action during this process?"

"Are you suggesting... I intercept midway?" A flash of intelligence suddenly appeared in Luo Qingtian's eyes.

Song Xuejian's lips curled into a smile: "If nothing unexpected happens, Zhou Shaoyang is definitely not dead, and Chen Che might even be one of the Apocalypse Society's members.

If the Apocalypse Society comes to attack and kill Zhou Shaoyang as I expect, and you take action then.

Bring the living Zhou Shaoyang to face the council members.

Confront Chen Che in front of the council members.

Why did Zhou Shaoyang, killed by Chen Che's own hands, come back to life in this world?

Why does the Apocalypse Society know Zhou Shaoyang isn't dead?

Why are Chen Che's people entering and leaving the morgue?

Isn't there a collusion with Zhou Shaoyang?

There's an almost certain chance you can pin everything on Chen Che, making him take the blame.

This time, no matter how much Chen Che tries, he won't be able to wash away what's happened."

"Moreover, if things go as I expect, with such an important operation, if the Apocalypse Society really goes to intercept Zhou Shaoyang that day, Chen Che would also be there!

As the saying goes, catch a thief, catch him with the stolen goods.

By then, arrest Chen Che in front of everyone.

Haha... no matter how many mouths he has, he won't be able to explain his way out!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingtian's eyes lit up, and he buried his face in Song Xuejian's neck, taking a deep breath and said, "Xuejian, meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life!"

Song Xuejian wrapped her arms around Luo Qingtian's neck, her red lips curling into a smile, "A-Tian, me too."

As for how sincere their words to each other were, one can only understand it from their dialogue.

…

Time returns to the present.

Standing at the top of a tall building, Chen Che wore a serious expression and said, "Arabic, that Luo Qingtian seems to have found something out, he might just kill Zhou Shaoyang directly!"

Hearing these words, Arabic felt a jolt throughout his entire being. Just as the rescue mission seemed poised for success, such a sudden mishap has thrown everyone off balance.

In his panic, Arabic didn't even have time to consider what Chen Che had said.

He wasn't interested in pondering why Luo Qingtian wouldn't let Zhou Shaoyang go, or why Luo Qingtian wanted to kill Zhou Shaoyang.

Everything was happening too fast for Arabic to process.

All Arabic could think about was urgently deploying more personnel and using his backup plan to ensure Zhou Shaoyang's rescue.

After Luo Qingtian's people initially suppressed the regular members of the Apocalypse Society, a sudden surge of firing points erupted from both sides of the street, opening fire on Luo Qingtian's men.

The unexpected barrage took Luo Qingtian's subordinates completely by surprise.

Chen Che glanced over the people on the street, his eyes flickering, and said, "Arabic really went all in this time. It seems the Apocalypse Society wasn't as depleted as I thought; even after we emptied their treasury, they still have reserves.

All these guys are mercenaries from Ant Street. It looks like Arabic took my words seriously that night; he was afraid of unexpected events and hired a bunch of mercenaries to rescue people!"

A few nights ago, Chen Che had mentioned to Arabic that he always felt Luo Qingtian might try something shady, so he advised Arabic to be prepared.

Apparently, Arabic took it to heart.

Chen Che couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.

He liked people who could listen to reason.

The sudden fighting capability caught Luo Qingtian's forces off guard, but at least Luo Qingtian's side was a regular army.

There was still a considerable gap between regular troops and mercenaries, and Luo Qingtian's men quickly regained their composure.

They rapidly organized their firing positions and began a gunfight in the street.

In such a big commotion, according to the usual regulations, the security squad would rush over to suppress the situation as soon as they heard the noise.

But the security squad falls under the Judicial Bureau, which now belongs to An Nishang, and Chen Che works for An Nishang... "Bobby, you head over now and block the security squad from getting here. Let this be a dogfight, and meanwhile, find a way to block the surrounding streets for me.

Make sure Luo Qingtian's reinforcements can't get through.

I want to see whether his private forces or these Apocalypse Society's mad believers are tougher!"

Bobby couldn't help but light up at these words, adding with a sly grin, "But Master Chen, we need a legitimate reason to blockade the streets, or they'll catch onto us..."

"If reinforcements from Luo Qingtian's side come, just block them. If they need a reason, tell them there are two gangs having a shootout ahead, and no one is allowed to approach, lest the situation becomes excessively violent.

If they ask why the security squad isn't handling the riot, tell them to let the two gangs fight it out. Once they've had enough, the security squad will clean up the aftermath.

If they insist on breaking through, then fight back, and fire directly!

I really want to see his people fight like this in these streets with the Apocalypse Society, while we shave down his forces from the outside. He's left with nothing, let's see what he comes up with to counter us!"

Hearing this, a signature sly smile appeared on Bobby's face.

He loved playing dirty!

He loved following a boss like this!

Following a boss like this was satisfying, with benefits and thrills!

Bobby immediately set off to work.

The battle raged intensely on both sides of the street, with both Luo Qingtian's private army and the Apocalypse Society suffering massive losses.

The center of the struggle was a hearse.

Old Wang and Old Xu, two unfortunate guys, crawled under the car without hesitation the moment the shooting began, now crouching inside, shivering with butts sticking out.

They could hear bullets whizzing past their ears.

They could also hear the pinging of bullets hitting the car.

The two were shaking like leaves.

Living in this damned post-apocalyptic world, they had never experienced such a grand showdown!

"Damn, what stinks? Old Xu, did you piss yourself!"

"Stop calling me, bullets might fly over any second now, damn it!"

The two unlucky guys were tightly crouched inside the car, huddled at the center of the battlefield!

Luo Qingtian, standing behind his private army, assumed taking care of these Apocalypse Society cultists would be a breeze for his subordinates, only to realize after the fight broke out that the enemy's combat power was unexpectedly formidable, mostly due to their overwhelming numbers.

This was something Luo Qingtian hadn't anticipated at all; seeing his force of around 200 already lose at least 50 men, Luo Qingtian's heart ached terribly.

His entire private force consisted of about 600 men.

These were his genuine trusted subordinates!

His personal guard!

Losing so many would make any leader's heart ache.

"Damn it, these damned mercenaries, I'm definitely going to get rid of you all later!" Luo Qingtian recognized the mercenaries, clenching his teeth in anger.

"Quickly notify the reinforcements to come over!

Where's the security squad? Are they all deaf? The battle here is raging, and they can't hear it? Damn it, just taking the money and doing nothing, huh?!"

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